Podcast: Total 30 contact lens coming in early 2022, says Alcon prez

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New launch is scheduled to release in early 2022

Andy Pawson, president and general manager of Alcon global vision care, talks with Optometry Times® Editor in Chief Gretchyn Bailey about the company’s plan to launch a new contact lens in early 2022—Total 30 is a monthly lens incorporating water-gradient technology. Pawson discusses plans for line extensions of Total 30 to toric and multifocal lenses and comments on the status of Precision 1 for Astigmatism, which launched in late 2020.

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